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Quote: Originally posted by Maderita  | bajaric,
It is not surprising that you didn't see private vehicles on the Laguna Hanson road. Advisories were made in May, stating to stay away from the area.
Tourism is almost nonexistent. It seems that Mexicali residents would rather suffer the summer heat than take a chance on cooler temperatures in the
Sierra de Juárez .
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Now you tell me! I was actually there the day that fire started. The road south of El Condor was blocked off so I drove to Rumorosa and went south
to dig for gold. Little did I know that I was driving right into a turf war between rival factions of the Mexican cartels. I made a video of my trip
to post on YouTube, but I'm going to have to edit it and tell people to avoid the area for now, don't want to get anyone into a bad situation. Will
post a link to the video later today if I get it edited.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajaric |
Now you tell me! I was actually there the day that fire started. The road south of El Condor was blocked off so I drove to Rumorosa and went south
to dig for gold. Little did I know that I was driving right into a turf war between rival factions of the Mexican cartels. I made a video of my trip
to post on YouTube, but I'm going to have to edit it and tell people to avoid the area for now, don't want to get anyone into a bad situation. Will
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bajaric,
You missed the advance warning. A good thing, as you may have missed a fun day in the sierra. https://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=101788#pid12...
Did you go to the La Milla area?
I've been meaning to ask if you are a collector of antique mining items. If you'd like, I can get you a short length of the original water pipe that
brought water to La Milla from El Topo (circa 1930s?). The pipe is of riveted construction, with a nice red-brown rust patina displaying its age.
 
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Hey that is really cool Maderita but I don't really collect artifacts. Not sure when La Milla was occupied as a mining camp, though the 1930's make
sense. I have seen some old car parts laying around that look like that era. I had read somewhere that water was brought there from Arroyo El Topo.
A lot of the historical descriptions of mining in the Sierra Juarez describe how cold, wet, and miserable it was, because winter was the only time
when sufficient water was available to sluice the placers.
Anyhow, here is is a link to the YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEKYg25o4Mk
I will probably let this run for a week or two then delete it. I accidentally started the video with a disgusting dirty mattress sitting next to me
ha ha.
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bajaric,
Thanks for the Youtube video link. That is so cool. I hope others don't mind our thread drift.
Your first stop at tailings, minute 7:15, appears to be where an Australian miner operated heavy equipment for several months about 15-20 years ago
before going broke broke. The placer miners of the 1930s must have done a fairly good job of washing gold there.
After 50 years of rock climbing and horseback riding in the area, it's time that I bring a gold pan to try my luck.
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I think your video and prospecting trip deserves a thread of its own. I am not an expert on placer mining, but my grandfather bought the property
that I now own because there is gold in them hills!
My grandfather died in 1961, but I still remember what he told me when I was about 14; Quartz is the mother of gold, but iron is the father! Iron
pyrite (fools gold), hematite (black sand and other iron oxides) mixed in with quartz is a good prospecting sign.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Tecate fire photos
| Quote: Originally posted by Maderita | | Yes, there are hundreds of people fighting this fire. Professional firefighters, volunteers, and local citizens/ranchers. A helicopter arrived on the
scene yesterday to drop water. |
Some photos
"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is, by how stupid he thinks I
am."
"...they were careful of their demeanor that they not be thought to have opinions on what they heard for like most men skilled at their work they
were scornful of any least suggestion of knowing anything not learned at first hand."
Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
"Be kind, be patient, help others." -- Isabel Allende
"My gas stove identifies as electric." Anonymous
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